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Today, ooh, it's a long expression. Listen carefully, to nip it in the bud. Nip it in the bud. You need to nip it in the bud. We need to nip it in the bud. Let's nip it in the bud. Nipidoo do. What? To nip an IP. That means to cut. To it hmm what is it in the bud BUD B you D what's a bud

well it's springtime and right now on many trees and many flowers you will see

buds BUD well plural B-U-D.

Buds are new flowers, new growth.

To nip means to cut.

To nip it in the bud, this is a great expression, and it means to stop a bad thing, like a bad habit, before it grows.

To stop something bad before it becomes really bad.

Wow, the easiest example would be smoking. That's right. So how many of you smoke? I know there are a

couple of you, maybe hundreds of you that smoke. How many of you have been smoking for less than a year?

Okay. You guys, if you have been smoking for less than a year. Okay.

You guys, if you have been smoking for less than a year,

now is the time to do your best to quit.

You can still nip it in the bud.

Yes, you might think you are addicted already to smoking.

But believe me, if you can quit now,

you're saving yourself so much stress in the future. It's much harder the more you smoke.

If you just started smoking, please try to stop. Nip it in the bud. Don't do it anymore.

Be good to yourself.

Save yourself some money.

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